Erdogan on Armenian Genocide: “Gangs slaughtered in Turkey”

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed regret over the “catastrophic impact” of US recognition of the Armenian genocide.

The traditional White House announcement on Remembrance Day on April 24 mentioned the word “genocide” for the first time on Saturday. “Americans honor all Armenians who perished in the genocide that began like today 106 years ago“, Wrote the American president Joe Biden.

«These issues are decided by historians, not politicians“The Turkish president stressed, adding sharply that the US should look at itself in the mirror.

Erdogan called on Washington to withdraw the announcement, calling it the “wrong step”. However, he added that he expects to “open a new door” in relations between the two countries and to discuss all agreements with President Biden at the NATO summit in June.

Following the Turkish cabinet meeting, President Erdogan told the Daily Sabbah that Armenian gangs, involving at least 150,000 to 300,000 people, had carried out massacres on Turkish soil. He also said that in cooperation with Russian forces they were fighting against Turkey and the authorities of the Ottoman Empire took precautionary measures.

Erdogan said he was speaking on the basis of evidence “as opposed to him BidenHe added that his country has more than a million documents in its archives related to the events of 1915. He even called on the US authorities to travel to Turkey and inspect the data relating to 1915.

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